Arizona Corporation Commission

What Arizona Corporation Commission does

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is Arizona's state regulatory agency, established at statehood in 1912 and headquartered in Phoenix with a secondary office in Tucson. It is governed by five elected commissioners and employs 251-500 staff, including 11 Administrative Law Judges in its Hearing Division. The ACC exercises executive, legislative, and quasi-judicial authority over investor-owned utilities (electricity, natural gas, water/wastewater, and telephone), securities registration and enforcement, corporate entity filings, and pipeline and railroad safety.

The agency delivers services through several digital platforms: the Arizona Business Center (ABC) for online LLC and corporation filings, the eDocket system for case management and public access to regulatory proceedings, the eFiling portal for utility and intervenor submissions, and live WebEx streaming of public meetings. It collects statutory filing fees (e.g., $85 for LLC Articles of Organization, $45 for for-profit corporation annual reports) and processes expedited service requests at tiered fees ranging from $35 to $400. The Utilities Division oversees rate cases that govern billions in utility revenue requirements — APS filed for a $579.2 million increase and TEP for $162 million — while the Securities Division enforces registration and anti-fraud provisions, as demonstrated by a $450,000 restitution order against Mideon LLC.

The ACC is funded through state budgets and statutory regulatory fees rather than commercial revenue, and holds statutory monopoly authority over its regulatory domain. Recent notable actions include repeal of the 19-year-old Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) program, active rate case proceedings for the state's largest electric utilities, a $50 million cut to APS energy efficiency programs, and contested approval of power supply agreements for a $3.6 billion Tucson data center project. The agency's Office of Pipeline Safety additionally operates as a federal agent for PHMSA inspections of interstate pipelines in Arizona.

Name

Arizona Corporation Commission

Legal name

Arizona Corporation Commission

Website

https://azcc.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Utility Regulation

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (92613), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy, Utilities & Natural Resources Regulators (BPAIAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business Registration & Corporate Affairs (Registries) (BPAIAOAA), Financial Services Regulators (Banking, Securities, Insurance) (BPAIAOAK)

Keywords

• Public utility regulation
• Corporate registration services
• Securities enforcement
• Pipeline and railroad safety
• Business filing administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Business Filing Fees: The ACC processes filings for corporations, LLCs, and other business entities, collecting statutory filing fees. LLC filing fees are $85 online. For-profit corporation annual reports are $45, nonprofit corporations are $10. Additional expedited processing fees range from $35 to $400 depending on turnaround time.
2. Utility Rate Regulation: The commission regulates investor-owned utilities (electricity, gas, water, telephone) and approves rate increases. While the ACC does not directly collect revenue from rate regulation, its decisions affect billions in utility revenue requirements. APS filed for $579.2 million in revenue increase, and TEP filed for approximately $162-172 million.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Arizona Corporation Commission is a state regulatory agency that oversees executive, legislative, and judicial proceedings for Arizona's public utilities (electricity, gas, water, telephone), securities markets, business entity registrations, and pipeline and railroad safety. It delivers services through online portals such as the Arizona Business Center for corporate filings, eDocket for case management, AZ Investor for securities protection, and AZ 811 for underground safety coordination, while setting utility rates and enforcing regulations on regulated industries.

Product overview

The Arizona Corporation Commission is a state regulatory agency, not a commercial product company. Its service offerings consist of regulatory and administrative platforms: the Arizona Business Center (ABC) for business entity registrations and filings; eDocket for case management and regulatory proceedings; the AZ Investor portal for securities regulation; and the AZ 811 service for underground utility safety coordination. These operate as government digital services rather than a unified commercial product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arizona Business Center (ABC)

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ACC's Office of Pipeline Safety (AZOPS) acts as an agent for PHMSA for inspection of all interstate pipelines operating within Arizona, implementing federal pipeline safety standards at the state level.
• Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with ADOT on railroad crossing safety, maintenance, installation, and upgrade processes through the Arizona State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plan.
• Arizona Secretary of StateminorOthersCoordinates trade name registrations, which are registered through the Secretary of State's office rather than the ACC, with the ACC maintaining separate jurisdiction over business entity names.
• Arizona Commerce AuthorityminorOthersReferences Arizona Commerce Authority as a resource for small business services, tax information, and licensing guidance complementary to ACC business filing services.
• Arizona Department of RevenueminorOthersCoordinates transaction privilege tax application requirements for businesses, directing companies to ADOR for tax-related inquiries.
• Local MunicipalitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ACC coordinates with cities and municipalities on utility service areas, railroad crossings, and municipal utility oversight, though municipalities owning their own utilities fall outside ACC jurisdiction.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• New York Public Service Commission: NYPSC regulates New York's electric, gas, water, and telecommunications utilities through administrative law judges and commissioners with authority over rate cases and service quality — a direct structural peer to the ACC.
• Oregon Public Utility Commission: Oregon's PUC regulates electric, gas, and telecommunications utilities with rate-setting authority and commissioner governance comparable in scope and process to the ACC, though with stronger renewable energy mandates.
• Public Utility Commission of Texas: Texas's PUCT regulates electric and telecommunications utilities within the state with quasi-judicial rate case proceedings and a multi-commissioner governance model closely paralleling the ACC's structure and authority.
• Illinois Commerce Commission: Illinois's ICC regulates electric, gas, water, and telecommunications utilities with both regulatory and quasi-judicial functions including administrative law judges, providing a near-analogous state regulatory model to the ACC.
• Florida Public Service Commission: FPSC regulates Florida's investor-owned electric, gas, and telephone utilities through five governor-appointed commissioners with rate case authority and docket management systems structurally identical to the ACC.
• New Mexico Public Regulation Commission: New Mexico's PRC regulates utilities including electric, gas, and water, with elected commissioners and rate-setting authority over investor-owned utilities — a regional direct peer to the ACC with similar governance and jurisdictional scope.
• Colorado Public Utilities Commission: Colorado's PUC oversees intrastate utilities with two-commissioner governance and rate case authority directly comparable to the ACC's regulatory mandate across electric, gas, and telecommunications utilities.
• California Public Utilities Commission: The CPUC is California's state regulatory commission with rate-setting authority over investor-owned electric, gas, water, and telecommunications utilities, plus rail safety — directly comparable to the ACC's utility regulatory mandate and case management structure.
• Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission: Washington's UTC regulates investor-owned electric, gas, water, and telecommunications utilities with three governor-appointed commissioners — a comparable state regulatory body with overlapping utility oversight mandate to the ACC.
• Nevada Public Utilities Commission: Nevada's PUCN regulates electric, gas, water, and telecommunications utilities serving Nevada, with comparable rate case processes and a neighboring-state regulatory peer to the ACC for benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/corpcommaz
• Facebookfacebook.com/CorpCommAZ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arizona-corporation-commission

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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